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O'CONNELL, Peter Maurice
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5424 |
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| Enlisted: | 5 January 1916, Enlisted at Cootamundra, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 5th Machine Gun Battalion |
| Born: | Trentham, Victoria, Australia, 1894 |
| Home Town: | Mooroopna, Greater Shepparton, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Groom |
| Died: | Bundoora, Victoria, Australia, 8 October 1972, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Coburg Pine Ridge Cemetery, Victoria, Australia Other Denominations Lawn, Section C1, Grave 21. Interred on 11 October 1972. Commemorated with a plaque in the Victoria Garden of Remembrance |
| Memorials: | Mooroopna Fire Brigade Roll of Honor, Mooroopna War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 5 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5424, 2nd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Cootamundra, NSW | |
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| 14 Apr 1916: | Involvement Private, 5424, 2nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 14 Apr 1916: | Embarked Private, 5424, 2nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Sydney | |
| 24 May 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 54th Infantry Battalion, From 2nd Battalion | |
| 13 Nov 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 14th Machine Gun Company, From 54th Battalion | |
| 16 Dec 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 5424, 14th Machine Gun Company, Wound to the right shoulder. Embarked for England on 27 December 1916 aboard HS Dunluce Castle | |
| 5 Oct 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 5th Machine Gun Battalion, From 14th Machine Gun Company | |
| 12 Jul 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Corporal, 5424, 5th Machine Gun Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of William Patrick O'Connell and Mary Elizabeth O'Connell nee Milovitch of Mooroopna,, Victoria.
Commenced return to Australia on 5 April 1919 aboard HT Warwickshire disembarking on 29 May 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
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